Cigar holder



Dec. 5, 1950 J. J. ANGERT CIGAR HOLDER Filed Sept. 5, 1946 JNVENToR.

v beingsoldfcommercially at the-"present time.

Patented Dec. 1950 UNITED S TATES kTEN T yOF F ICE 4Claims.

The present inven'tion 'relates to improvements 'in cigar holders and more particularly to cigar holder-s capable of fittin'gany sizecigar and havin'g 'aicigar impalingmember anchored therein.

Cigar holders 'withflexible or non-fie'xible cigar Vre'c'eiving portions an'ol 'containing cigar puncturing members 'are wellknown'in the prior art. They have been unifor'm'ly unsatisfactory 'and so far 'as'known v'there are no suchdcigar holdes1 has been yfound'that almost all such prior art holders depend'upon the cigar piercing member to keep the cigar in the holder.

`It is well known that in order to funotion properly the cigar must virtually be sealed in the 'holder so that `air may b'e drawn through the cigar into the'mouth of the smoker. If air is admissible around the end of the cigar fixed in the holder it is difiicult to' draw'smoke from the cigar and smoking satisfaction is greatly impaired if not'entirely lost.

Impaling members of many kinds have been tried including members With hollow centers. -Such devices -are easily clogged and becomes useless. Furthermore, diiculty has been Jexperienced in -properly anchoring such impaling or piercing members in the holder. If permanently secured 'they are impossible to clean and soon acquire an'offensive odor. If fthey arenot so seciired they V wobble in the holder and'fail to servethe intended purpose It is an limportant-object of lthe present invention toprovide a-cigarholder which'will'ove'rcome the deficiencies'above stated.

-It is a further-object ofthe present invention to provide a cigar holder which will receive any size cigar and effectively seal the cigar in the cigarrec'eiving portion of the holder.

-Another objectof the present invention'is to provide Va cigar -impaling member which is securely anc'hored-Y in-the 'holder' and yetma'y be easily removed and replaced.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cigar holder which is inexpensive to manufacture, efiicient and easily cleaned.

Numerous objects and advantages will be apparent throughout the progress of the following specifications.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a selected embodiment of the invention and the views therein are as follows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved cigar holder ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view partly in section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing a cigar in the holder.

:2 i Fig. '3fis a oros's-se'ctional view taken 'on line 3L3 'of Fig. 2.

Fig.4isa front view. l

Fig. 5 is a cross section taken on linei5'-*5^of Fig. 3.

Fi'g; 6=is a 'perspeCtiVe'view of'fth'e cigar impaling member.

The cigar holder shown herein for 'the purpose of illustrating thep'resent 'inventioncomprises a cigar holder li! having a` cigar receiving portion `11 which may be of a vfiexible 'and Velastic material such as rubber and a mouthpiece 12 of'the' same material but of substantially more 'rigid construction formed integral therewith. The mouthpiece 12 is 'provided with a pluraliti7 of protuberances 13 for comfortable and easy 'adjustment in the mouth.

The inner face ofthe cigar receiving portion 11 is formed with a plurality of'fiexible and elastic-annular ribs VIii of decreasing diametenspac'e'd to anydesired'distance and designed to firmly grip and retain the endof the cigar 15 and to provide `an air seal in the holder. While two such ribsare illustrated, anyl desired number may befemployed. V

-Extendin'g longitudinally through the holder 10-is the smoke'passage 15 having a 'diamond shaped -dish'edfrec'ess 16 beginning-slightly beyon'd-th'e apex of the cigar receiving portion 1`1 a'sshownin Fig. 3. The cig'ar receivingporton and theft-wo sides of the diamond recess form shoul'ders 11 for the reasons hereinafter set forth;

-Secured -in the smoke passage 1'5 isithe fiat cig'ar limpaling vmember 18 which may be constructed of metal or any'rigid heat resisting mate'rial shaped with the'diamond shape i'9 near its anterior end and having b'arbs zfi'at its posterior end. fThe 's'hank of the said'impaling member 18 from`the barbs 20 to the diamond' i'sslightly less wide than the width of the smoke passage 15 but the width of the'portion eXtendin'g beyond the diamond is substantially the same width as that of the passage. When the impaling member 18 is secured in the smoke passage 15 the diamond 19 fits into the dished recess 16 and is held firmly therein. The end portion of the shank being substantially of the same Width as the passage provides further means for holding the impaling member in said passage.

When a cigar is inserted in the holder, the annular ribs 14 being elastic and fiexible grasp the cigar and create an air seal in the holder. In so doing they distort slightly the circular shape of the cigar receiving portion as shown in Fig. 2. The cigar impaling member 18 which is forced aesasi into the cigar holds the cigar rigidly in position, prevents the breaking of the air seal formed by the ribs 14 and creates an air passage in the cigar. The barbs 2D being hook shape, combine with the shoulders Il to prevent the involuntary withdrawal or displacement of the impaling member. In smoking, air can be drawn only through the end of the cigar thus insuring a satisfactory smoke.

The present invention provides a cigar holder which may be cheaply constructed, is extremely simple, yet which overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art and insures a completely satisfactory smoke. While the shoulders IT prevent displacement of the cigar impaling member la While in use, the said member when not in use may easily be removed by pressure and the holder cleaned for further use.

Changes may be made in the form and construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages and the right is hereby reserved to make all changes as fairly fall Within the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is as folloWs:

I claim:

1. A cigar holder comprising a flexible and elastic cigar receiving portion and a mouthpiece of one-piece construction therewith, said mouthpiece being substantially more rigid than the cigar-receiving portion and having a plurality of protuberances formed thereon, said cigar receiving portion being formed on its inner face With a plurality of fiexible and elastic annular ribs of decreasing diameter, a smoke pas-sage extending through said cigar holder, said smoke passage being formed With a relatively large substantially diamond shaped recess in the more rigid mouth piece portion to secure and anchor a cigar impaling member and a rigid cigar impalng member securely anchored in said smoke passage.

2. A cigar holder comprising a flexible and elastic cigar receiving portion and a mouthpiece of one-piece construction therewith, said mouth piece being substantially more rigid than the cigar-receiving portion and having a plurality of transverse protuberances formed thereon, said cigar receiving portion being formed on its inner face With a plurality of fiexible and elastic annular ribs of decreasing diameter, a smoke passage extending through said cigar holder, said smoke passage being formed with a relatively large diamond shaped recess in the more rigid mouthpiece portion to secure and anchor a cigar impaling member and a rigid cigar impaling member formed in diamond Shape near its posterior end and having a plurality of withdrawal preventng barbs at its anterior end, securely anchored in said smoke passage.

3. A cigar holder comprising a flexible and elastic cigar receiving portion and a mouthpiece of one-piece construction therewith, said mouthpiece -being substantially more rigid than the cigar-receiving portion and having a plurality of transverse protuberances formed thereon, the said cigar receiving portion being provided on its inner face With a plurality of flexible and elastic annular ribs of decreasing diameter, said cigar holder having a smoke passage extending therethrough, said smoke passage having a relatively large diamond shape dished recess, a. pair of shoulders formed by said recess forseating and securing a cigar impaling member, and a rgid cigar impaling member seated and secured in said smoke passage, said member being formed in diamond Shape near its posterior end and having a plurality of barbs at its forward end.

4. A cigar holder comprising a flexible and elastic cigar receiving portion provided on its inner face with a plurality of flexible and elastic annular ribs of decreasing diameter, a mouthpiece of one-piece construction therewith, said mouthpece being substantially more rigid than the cigar-receiving portion and having a plurality of transverse protuberances formed thereon, said cigar holder having a smoke passage extending therethrough, said smoke passage having a relatively large diamond shaped dished recess, a pair of shoulders formed by said recess, and a rigid cigar impaling member different in cross section from the shape of the cross section of said smoke passage, said cigar impaling member being formed in the diamond shape near its interior end and having a plurality of barbs at its exterior end, and the said diamond shape being adapted to fit snugly into the diamcnd shaped dished recess in the smoke passage Whereby the cigar impaling member is firmly anchored in said smoke passage.

JACK J. ANGERT.

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